A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Bunisari in Indonesia on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 43.73 km (27 miles). The temblor was picked up at 06:12:24 / 6:12 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us70006v30. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006v30. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/01/20 / 2020-01-05 23:12:24 / January 5, 2020 @ 11:12 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 107.4581 East, latitude -7.9877 South, depth = 43.73 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). The epicenter was 101 km (63 miles) from Singaparna (c. 48 900 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Banjar (c. 37 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Singaparna, Banjar (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 46 km SW of Bunisari, Indonesia.
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